ROME – A parish priest in the Veneto region has raised eyebrows with a proposal to tax the neckline of wedding dresses.

ROME – Just two weeks after the end of the notorious Palio race in Siena, districts have been given the chance to put themselves to the test once again; this time, in November and to celebrate one

ROME – The Lazio Administrative Court has rejected the appeal by the Campania regional government to deny the use of the prestigious ‘DOP’ symbol on speciality buffalo mozzarella from Puglia, which

RECANATI - The newly-restored tomb of legendary tenor Beniamino Gigli has been unveiled at the Recanati Civic Memorial Cemetary, climaxing a two-year long project to bring back the celebrated monum

MACERATA - British director, Graham Vick, has ruffled the feathers of the League party with his immigration-themed production of Mozart’s Magic Flute.

ROME - Sally Potter, British director of ‘The Party’, was presented the European Silver Ribbon award during an outdoor screening at Villa Wolkonsky in Rome where she was the guest of honour on Thur

ROME – A law has been passed to allow the demolition of an Italian theatre in the Albanian city of Tirana, which has angered many and could throw into jeopardy the country’s bid to join the EU, pol

ROME – The seal of approval accompanying the famous ‘Blue Flag’ symbol on Italy’s beaches is in fact not to be trusted, the newspaper Fatto Quotidiano reported on Wednesday.

ROME – After a highly successful couple of years, a Psychodrama retreat will come to Tuscany this September with a theme of ‘authentic joy’.

ROME – Carlo Vanzina, a successful director who throughout his career gave a witty glimpse into the workings of Italian society, has died at his home in Rome.

SIENA – Elias Manucci, a jockey from the Chicciola District in Siena, is in a grave condition after being thrown from his horse during the Palio race, doctors said Thursday.

ROME – The arrest of a British art dealer on Wednesday is linked to an international criminal gang network, involving the theft of Sicilian treasures worth over 40 million euros in an investigation

ROME – Monks in the historic Monte Cassino have signed a contract with Peroni to launch the abbey as an up-and-coming beer producer of a powerful brew named after their founder St. Benedict.

ROME – Over 90 percent of accommodation in Taranto was sold out for the Medimex weekend (from June 7 to 10, 2018).

 ROME - On Thursday the Campidoglio was filled with colourful exercise mats, ice

ROME – A small square tile bearing a portrait of the Archangel Gabriel and said to be the first signed painting by Leonardo da Vinci was presented to the international press today in a move that co

 ROME - On Tuesday, locals, refugees and journalists alike were invited to the Caritas canteen on Via Marsala to take part in the ‘Share the Journey’ campaign.

ROME – The Euro-Gulf Information Centre (EGIC) recently hosted the presentation of Fabrizio Ciocca’s book “Musulmani in Italia.

ROME - At the award ceremony of the 58th edition of the Globo d'Oro, conferred by the Foreign Press Association at the marvellous Villa Medici, home to the French Academy, the Grand Prize was award

PESARO - The Festival of Italian Cuisine is a long-standing tribute to a great world music: Gioachino Rossini.

ROME - When does a person acquire a new identity? Some say it is when, in your dreams, you use the language of your new country.